ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST POLL: The 2016 Election 8/7/16 HRC 50 DJT 42 [View all]

Source: ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST

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Clinton Gains with Women, Democrats

As Trump Struggles on Temperament Hillary Clinton has advanced among women and consolidated support within her party since her nominating convention, while a difficult few weeks have left Donald Trump still struggling on basic ratings from his temperament to his qualifications for office. She leads him by 8 points in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Trump’s ratings in general haven’t worsened – they just haven’t improved since he claimed the Republican nomination. And the trouble list is long: Seventy-nine percent of Americans say he doesn’t show enough respect for people he disagrees with, 70 percent express anxiety about a Trump presidency, 67 percent think he lacks the personality and temperament it takes to serve effectively, 64 percent doubt his understanding of world affairs, 63 percent see him unfavorably overall, 62 percent say he’s not honest and trustworthy, 61 percent think he’s unqualified for office and 60 percent think he’s biased against women and minorities.

On his handling of his dispute with the Khans, parents of a fallen Muslim-American captain in the U.S. Army: Seventy-three percent disapprove, including 59 percent of Republicans.

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The last ABC/Washington Post poll came out on July and had Hillary up by 6 (HRC 45 DJT 39 Johnson 8) in a 3-way race. In the latest poll Secretary Clinton maintains an 8-point lead in the 4-way contest (HRC 45 DJT 37 Johnson 8 Stein 4)